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Consider Leaving It Out?
A status update while Monday morning coffee takes effect. Somewhere in the giant mass of posts about writing, I mentioned that I often lose interest in a series around book 10. After some introspection, I realized that this is usually when the “our intrepid hero” story becomes too broad, complicated, and political. I’m finding that…
Overthinking
Words matter, but not every word (I hope). I just spent a minute rewriting this sentence several times: He turned to Frank, who was watching the banter, stunned. Frank is not only “watching” the banter; he’s also hearing it. “observing” would be better. Wait, that means “looking”, too. It doesn’t flow well, either. “watching” it…
Whew! They’re Young!
I’ve been having all sorts of debates with myself about political things, criminal justice, etc… All the things that go horribly sideways after an apocalypse. I just noticed something about my characters’ backstories: They’re all young. This is by-design. It’s also the case in almost all action stories for the same reason I chose it:…
Marked Up 